{"id":9053,"date":"2015-05-29T18:36:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T01:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=9053"},"modified":"2020-07-04T14:03:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T21:03:13","slug":"mumbai-indians-do-it-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/mumbai-indians-do-it-again\/","title":{"rendered":"MUMBAI INDIANS DO IT AGAIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai Indians players celebrate with trophy after winning IPL8 Finals against Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Mumbai Indians&#8217; love affair with Eden Gardens continued as they clinched their second IPL title following a crushing 41-run win over Chennai Super Kings in a lop-sided summit clash, in Kolkata, May 24, writes <b>Tapan Mohanta.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-46313.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-46313.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-46313_1.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-46313_1.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-shadow-medium fg-loading-default fg-loaded-slide-down fg-hover-zoomed fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-eye\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-46313_1\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;state&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true,&quot;mask&quot;:&quot;foogallery-{id}&quot;},&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:200,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:300,&quot;margins&quot;:2,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;smart&quot;}}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;fg-dark&quot;,&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-09.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Mumbai Indians team owner Neeta Ambani and captain Rohit Sharma celebrate their IPL 2015 win at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, May 25. (Santosh Hirlekar | PTI)\" data-caption-desc=\"Mumbai Indians team owner Neeta Ambani and captain Rohit Sharma celebrate their IPL 2015 win at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, May 25. (Santosh Hirlekar | PTI)\" data-attachment-id=\"46314\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-09\" title=\"Mumbai Indians team owner Neeta Ambani and captain Rohit Sharma celebrate their IPL 2015 win at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, May 25. (Santosh Hirlekar | PTI)\" height=\"300\" width=\"385\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-09\/1955657704.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22385%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20385%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Mumbai Indians team owner Neeta Ambani and captain Rohit Sharma celebrate their IPL 2015 win at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, May 25. (Santosh Hirlekar | PTI)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-08.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Mumbai Indians team celebrate their IPL 2015 win at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, May 25. (Santosh Hirlekar | PTI)\" data-caption-desc=\"Mumbai Indians team celebrate their IPL 2015 win at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, May 25. (Santosh Hirlekar | PTI)\" data-attachment-id=\"46315\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-08\" title=\"Mumbai Indians team celebrate their IPL 2015 win at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, May 25. (Santosh Hirlekar | PTI)\" height=\"300\" width=\"493\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-08\/1314144420.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22493%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20493%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Mumbai Indians team celebrate their IPL 2015 win at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, May 25. (Santosh Hirlekar | PTI)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-07.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma celebrates with trophy after winning IPL8 final against Chennai Super Kings at Eden Garden in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" data-caption-desc=\"Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma celebrates with trophy after winning IPL8 final against Chennai Super Kings at Eden Garden in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" data-attachment-id=\"46316\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-07\" title=\"Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma celebrates with trophy after winning IPL8 final against Chennai Super Kings at Eden Garden in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" height=\"300\" width=\"252\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-07\/1454804031.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22252%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20252%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma celebrates with trophy after winning IPL8 final against Chennai Super Kings at Eden Garden in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-06.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma and Harbhajan Singh celebrate the wicket of Chennai Super Kings batsman D. Smith during the IPL Final match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" data-caption-desc=\"Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma and Harbhajan Singh celebrate the wicket of Chennai Super Kings batsman D. Smith during the IPL Final match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" data-attachment-id=\"46317\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-06\" title=\"Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma and Harbhajan Singh celebrate the wicket of Chennai Super Kings batsman D. Smith during the IPL Final match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" height=\"300\" width=\"279\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-06\/1819425651.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22279%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20279%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma and Harbhajan Singh celebrate the wicket of Chennai Super Kings batsman D. Smith during the IPL Final match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-05.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Chennai Super Kings batsman D. Smith plays a shot during IPL Final against Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" data-caption-desc=\"Chennai Super Kings batsman D. Smith plays a shot during IPL Final against Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" data-attachment-id=\"46318\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-05\" title=\"Chennai Super Kings batsman D. Smith plays a shot during IPL Final against Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" height=\"300\" width=\"227\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-05\/2463536889.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22227%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20227%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Chennai Super Kings batsman D. Smith plays a shot during IPL Final against Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-04.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Mumbai Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu plays a shot during IPL Final against CSK at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Swapan Mahapatra | PTI)\" data-caption-desc=\"Mumbai Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu plays a shot during IPL Final against CSK at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Swapan Mahapatra | PTI)\" data-attachment-id=\"46319\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-04\" title=\"Mumbai Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu plays a shot during IPL Final against CSK at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Swapan Mahapatra | PTI)\" height=\"300\" width=\"216\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-04\/2819760565.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22216%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20216%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Mumbai Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu plays a shot during IPL Final against CSK at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Swapan Mahapatra | PTI)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-03.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Mumbai Indian batsman Rohit Sharma raises his bat after completing his half-century during IPL2015 Finals against CSK at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" data-caption-desc=\"Mumbai Indian batsman Rohit Sharma raises his bat after completing his half-century during IPL2015 Finals against CSK at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" data-attachment-id=\"46320\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-03\" title=\"Mumbai Indian batsman Rohit Sharma raises his bat after completing his half-century during IPL2015 Finals against CSK at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" height=\"300\" width=\"256\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-03\/846487355.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22256%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20256%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Mumbai Indian batsman Rohit Sharma raises his bat after completing his half-century during IPL2015 Finals against CSK at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-02.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"CSK cricketer Du Plessis ran out Mumbai Indian Cricketer Parthiv Patel during IPL 8 final match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" data-caption-desc=\"CSK cricketer Du Plessis ran out Mumbai Indian Cricketer Parthiv Patel during IPL 8 final match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" data-attachment-id=\"46321\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-02\" title=\"CSK cricketer Du Plessis ran out Mumbai Indian Cricketer Parthiv Patel during IPL 8 final match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)\" height=\"300\" width=\"491\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/01\/page-sports-cricket-2015iplchamps-02\/145811575.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22491%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20491%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">CSK cricketer Du Plessis ran out Mumbai Indian Cricketer Parthiv Patel during IPL 8 final match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>Mumbai Indians posted an imposing 202 for five as skipper Rohit Sharma (50) and Lendl Simmons (68) rattled up a 119-run stand off just from 67 balls after being invited to bat.<\/p>\n<p>The Mumbai captain, who has an ODI world record of 264 and also a debut Test hundred at the Eden Gardens, yet again exploded at his favorite venue.<\/p>\n<p>Sharma (6 fours, 2 sixes) and Simmons (8 fours, 3 sixes) plundered 19 boundaries in their partnership.<\/p>\n<p>After Sharma and Simmons dismissal in consecutive balls, burly West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard (36) in the company of Ambati Rayudu (36 not out) led the side past 200.<\/p>\n<p>Mumbai bowlers complimented the good work of the batsmen as they took the fizz out of the Chennai&#8217;s chase with a very disciplined effort.<\/p>\n<p>They straitjacketed the Chennai batsmen, restricting them to 161 for eight as seasoned spinner Harbhajan Singh took key wickets of Dwayne Smith (57) and Suresh Raina (28) in two overs.<\/p>\n<p>Kiwi paceman Mitchell McClenaghan (3\/25) took three wickets while his Lankan pace colleague Lasaith Malinga (2\/25) scalped two batsmen.<\/p>\n<p>Mumbai had won their first title in 2013 at this very venue, defeating the same rivals. Chennai have now lost four finals (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015) in six appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Chasing the huge target, CSK opted to have it easy and concentrated on building a platform after losing Michael Hussey (4) early.<\/p>\n<p>Smith and Raina bided their time and looked to consolidate but it meant that they managed only 31 runs from the first six overs. The required run-rate kept on going up and shot past 13 at the midway mark.<\/p>\n<p>Smith completed his half-century in 45 balls but only to be trapped lbw by Harbhajan in his penultimate over. Having made a grand comeback into the Bangladesh-bound Test side, Harbhajan completed his spell in style dismissing Raina.<\/p>\n<p>Looking to step out, Raina was brilliantly deceived by the veteran off-spinner who bowled a wide ball and Parthiv Patel did the rest behind the stumps.<\/p>\n<p>With Hussey, Smith and Raina back in pavillion, and skipper Dhoni not looking in his usual elements it looked as good as over for the yellow brigade who choked in an IPL final for a fourth time.<\/p>\n<p>Talk about Sharma and his sizzling love affair at Eden Gardens, and he has done nothing wrong here. A stunning 177 on Test debut, an ODI world record of mindboggling 264, an IPL century (60-ball 109) against Kolkata Knight Riders and an unbeaten 98 in the opening match of this season.<\/p>\n<p>Today was no different. Sharma had come at a time when Dhoni and Co. once again looked ominous with an eye-popping run-out by Faf du Plessis to make MI 1\/1 in first over.<\/p>\n<p>The South African dived, got hold of the ball and flicked it while being air-borne and the magical throw was enough to clip the bails off to bring an end to Patel&#8217;s fine run as an opener.<\/p>\n<p>In came Sharma and after two dot balls, he went in counter-attacking mode hitting Mohit Sharma over third man with an elegant uppercut.<\/p>\n<p>He survived a brief scare when he in inside edged one but the ball missed the stumps by a whisker as he blasted 16 runs in the second over that almost derailed CSK.<\/p>\n<p>He not only timed the shots to perfection but the placements were clinical too. Sharma raced to 25 runs from 10 balls and Windies big-hitter Simmons at one point looked a mute spectator at the other end.<\/p>\n<p>The MI duo raced to 50 in 28 balls and the powerplay yielded a handsome 61\/1 as they complemented each other nicely.<\/p>\n<p>With Simmons starting to take charge, Sharma slowed down a bit and rotated the strike cleverly giving his partner maximum opportunity. The Windies big hitter targeted Dhoni&#8217;s spin duo of Ashwin and Negi with massive sixes.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing going in their way, Simmons was dropped by Negi on 48 as he raced to fifty ahead of Sharma in 35 balls.<\/p>\n<p>Sharma drove Dwayne Bravo for a boundary to notch his 50 from 25 balls but only to be dismissed softly in the next ball, hitting straight to Jadeja at long-on.<\/p>\n<p>Such agonizing was the partnership for CSK that Dhoni and Co. huddled soon after Sharma&#8217;s dismissal and skipper opted part-timer Dwyane Smith to bowl the next over.<\/p>\n<p>Dhoni&#8217;s magic worked straightway as Simmons followed suit after being bowled in Smith&#8217;s first ball &#8212; a slow yorker that he misjudged &#8212; to make them 120\/3 in 12.1 overs.<\/p>\n<p>The twin blow however proved to be too little too late as Rayudu and Pollard propelled to a winning total.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai Indians players celebrate with trophy after winning IPL8 Finals against Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, May 24. (Ashok Bhaumik | PTI) Mumbai Indians&#8217; love affair with Eden Gardens continued as they clinched their second IPL title following a crushing 41-run win over Chennai Super Kings in a lop-sided summit clash, in&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/mumbai-indians-do-it-again\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":9054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[354,355,262,353,265,95],"class_list":["post-9053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-chennaisuperkings","tag-indianpremierleague","tag-ipl8","tag-iplcricket2015","tag-mumbaiindians","tag-cricket"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}